Electric yellow lab not eating

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Hi,
at first he would eat flake and pellets but then he stopped. I tried lettuce, carrots, bannanas and still nothing. I decided to ...

Hi,
at first he would eat flake and pellets but then he stopped. I tried lettuce, carrots, bannanas and still nothing. I decided to catch a baby lizard and feed it to him and he ate it. So it seems he wants live food but i can't find any more lizards and he's is getting super skinny. Anybody know what i can do?

These fish are omnivores, and in the wild their diet mainly consists of algae and small crustaceans. I wouldn't think it would be a good idea to feed one a lizard. You could maybe try a flake or pellet designed for mbuna or one with a higher content of spirulina.

He lives with 3 other cichlids (which have been growing unlike the yellow electric one) a dwarf flame gourami, two moonlight gouramis, a rainbow shark, an electric blue crayfish. there use to be a huge tinfoil but i gave him to a friend with a bigger tank. The tank is a 45 gallon. I can't really tell you all of the stats of the water since i haven't checked it. Although, I do siphen poop each day and do a ten percent water change after. I also have the back side of my tank filled with algae because i like the look and think the water would maybe benefit from it. Before i added my cichlids i put a bunch of shells in to help riase the ph but I guess maybe thats not enough to make a real diference. Maybe the ph is too low.
I'll try and see if i could find the type of pellets you mention 'iamntbatman'.